Backend Jobs in Germany
There are 645 open Backend jobs in Germany on freehire right now. 175 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | year | €75,000 | €95,000 | €120,680 | 21 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 41%
- cloud 30%
- ai 27%
- aws 24%
- java 23%
- ci-cd 23%
- kubernetes 22%
- postgresql 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 90 · 14%
- Hybrid 79 · 12%
- Onsite 32 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 64% of the 78 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 260
- Lead 22
- Staff 22
- Junior 13
- Middle 12
- C-level 7
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 65
- 501-1000 employees 58
- 51-200 employees 56
- 11-50 employees 15
- 201-500 employees 10
- 1-10 employees 4
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Voice Squad
Builds and maintains backend services powering Diabolocom’s AI-first cloud contact-center platform, integrating telecom infrastructure and CRM systems to automate customer service workflows.
Shopware Backend Developer (w/m/d)
Develops backend services for an ecommerce platform using PHP 8.x, Symfony, REST/GraphQL APIs, and Shopware plugins.
Backend Software Engineer (Remote)
Build NodeJS and C++ media servers powering real-time collaboration tools like GoTo Meeting, handling session control and cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes and AWS.
Senior Softwareentwickler Java - Backend / Spring (m/w/d)
Senior Java backend engineer building fleet-management software with Spring, REST APIs, and microservices; reviews code, mentors peers, and drives CI/CD and cloud adoption.
Backend Software Engineer
Builds backend services for quantum-computing control systems, integrating with hardware and managing distributed cluster operations in Go/Python/Kotlin.
Senior Go Backend Developer (Catalog) (f/m/d)
Build and scale Go microservices powering rewarded-ad discovery for 770M users, optimizing sub-second ad experiences with Kafka, Kubernetes, and ML-driven targeting.
Staff Engineer Backend & Architecture (all genders)
Staff Engineer leading backend architecture at a fintech company, migrating a legacy monolith to a modular, event-driven microservices architecture using Kafka, AWS, and TypeScript/PHP, while coaching engineers and integrating AI tools.
(Senior) Backend Software Engineer (all genders) - Vehicle Perception
Build backend services for autonomous ride-pooling vehicles, including live video streaming, computer-vision pipelines, and AWS-based infrastructure to detect cabin states and support passengers.
Software Engineer, Backend Focused
Build and maintain scalable backend services for On’s B2B wholesale platform using Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, Postgres, REST APIs, GraphQL, and cloud-native tools on GCP.
Senior Backend Engineer - Commercial Systems and Intelligence
Build backend systems in Go and event-driven architectures to automate merchant acquisition attribution, commission calculations, and lifecycle tracking for SumUp’s fintech platform.
Backend Engineer (Golang) - Balance Management
Build and scale SumUp’s global banking ledger and transaction-history services in Go, modernizing legacy systems while ensuring high-volume reliability and regulatory compliance.
Backend Engineer (.NET) (f/m/d)
Build and extend backend services for a cloud-native, API-first property management platform using .NET 10, Docker, PostgreSQL, and AWS, shipping scalable features end-to-end.